Asmik Grigorian, Pene Pati & Carolyn Sampson Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to listen to debut albums, classic works and world premiere recordings. Here is a look at the varied releases. La bohème Signum releases the Irish National Opera’s performance of “La bohème.” It marks the second recording in its new partnership with Signum Classics. Presented with a cast featuring Irish talent including Celine Byrne, {…}

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Bejun Mehta, Sophie Rennert, Francesca Ascioti & Giuseppina Bridelli Headline Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s 2022 Season

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(Credit: Innsbruck Festival of Early Music official website) The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has announced its 2022 season, featuring three operas and a number of concerts. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works. Here is a full slate. Operas Carl Heinrich Graun’s opera “Silla” spotlights Bejun Mehta, Eleonora Bellocci, Valer Sabadus, Roberta Invernizzi, {…}

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Sabine Devieilhe, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Véronique Gens, Ian Bostridge & Stéphane Degout Headline Opéra Comique’s 2022 Season

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(Credit: © Julia Lamoureux) Opéra Comique in Paris has announced its 2022 season, featuring seven operas. Here is the full slate. Ambroise Thomas’ “Hamlet” opens the season with Sabine Devieilhe as Ophélie and Stéphane Degout in the title role. The cast also includes Laurent Alvaro, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Pierre Derhet, Jérôme Varnier, Yu Shao, Geoffroy Buffière, and Nicolas Legoux. Louis Langrée {…}

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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Unveils 2022 Season

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The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has announced its 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Paul Dyer will lead a performance of Fauré’s Requiem with the Brandenburg Choir. The program will also feature music by Debussy and Ravel. Performance Dates: Feb. 24-27, 2022 (Melbourne) / March 2 -11, 2022 (Sydney) Soprano Samuel {…}

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Valentina Nafornița, Gaëlle Arquez & Franco Fagioli Headline Opéra Royal de Versailles’ 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: EPV / Christian Millet) Opéra Royal de Versailles has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring number of rarely performed operas and vocal works. Here is the full slate. Opera André Grétry’s opera “Richard Cœur de Lion” features Rémy Mathieu as Blondel and Pierre Derhet in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Melody Louledjian, Marie Perbost Antonio, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, Christine Goerke Headline Philharmonie Essen’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Jiyang Chen / Chris Singer / Paul Schirnhofer/DG / Opus 3 Artists official website) Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Christine Goerke and Klaus Florian Vogt perform works by Richard Wagner. Andris Nelsons conducts the Bayreuther Festspielorchester. {…}

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Tomasz Konieczny, Ann Petersen, & Jens Søndergaard Lead The Royal Danish Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, world premieres, and experimental works. There will also be several international stars and household names. Productions “Opera i det fri” will be presented to open the season. Performance Dates May 21 – August 8, 2021 “Opera i Roskilde” will be part of the Out and About series. Performance {…}

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Franco Fagioli & Lise Davidsen Highlight New CD/DVD Releases

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This week features two debut albums, a highly acclaimed opera production and new album by an acclaimed countertenor. Here is a look at this week’s albums to stream: Leonardo Vinci – Veni, Vidi, Vinci Franco Fagioli releases his latest solo album for Deutsche Grammophon. This time the great countertenor teams up with Il Pomo d’Oro directed by its concertmaster Zefira {…}

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Analysis: The Standouts From the Pietro Antonio Cesti International Singing Competition For Baroque Opera

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The winner of this year’s “Pietro Antonio Cesti” International Singing Competion for Baroque Opera was won by the 30-year-old, Swiss soprano, Marie Lys. Established in 2010 by Alessandro De Marchi, the incumbent artistic director of the Innsbruck Festival for Early Music, the competition has become an integral part of the festival, and certainly one of the most important singing competitions {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Pene Pati & Carolyn Sampson Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Bejun Mehta, Sophie Rennert, Francesca Ascioti & Giuseppina Bridelli Headline Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s 2022 Season

Sabine Devieilhe, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Véronique Gens, Ian Bostridge & Stéphane Degout Headline Opéra Comique’s 2022 Season

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Unveils 2022 Season

Valentina Nafornița, Gaëlle Arquez & Franco Fagioli Headline Opéra Royal de Versailles’ 2021-22 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, Christine Goerke Headline Philharmonie Essen’s 2021-22 Season

Tomasz Konieczny, Ann Petersen, & Jens Søndergaard Lead The Royal Danish Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Franco Fagioli & Lise Davidsen Highlight New CD/DVD Releases

Analysis: The Standouts From the Pietro Antonio Cesti International Singing Competition For Baroque Opera